The National Mall in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lincoln Memorial

By Richard E. Miller, February 27, 2010

1. Abraham Lincoln - statue by Daniel Chester French

Inscription. [Dedication by Royal Cortissoz, above the statue by sculptor Daniel Chester French:]

"In this temple as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever."

[Inscription on deck above the grand staircase:]

"I Have A Dream"
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The March on Washington
for Jobs and Freedom
August 28, 1963

[Panel on terrace below the grand staircase:]

The Federal Union of the States, at the heart of Lincoln’s purpose, is symbolized in his Memorial by 36 columns beneath the names of the 36 States composing the Union in his lifetime. When the Memorial was designed, the Union included the 48 States named on the attic frieze. A generation later, in 1959 ALASKA and HAWAII attained Statehood fullyjoining their destinies with the United States of America E Pluribus Unum

W. Marker is in The National Mall, District of Columbia, in Washington. Marker can be reached from Lincoln Memorial Circle south of Constitution Ave, NW (U.S. 50). Click for map. The Memorial is accessible to pedestrians at the west end of the National Mall, between Constitution Ave, NW (US 50) and Independence Avenue, SW. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20037, United States of America.